diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Select/Select.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Select/Select.test.tsx
index e9828e70fd..71159150e4 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Select/Select.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Select/Select.test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { fireEvent, render, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { SelectComponent as Select } from './Select';
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('<Select />', () => {
     expect(input.textContent).toBe('All results');
 
     // Simulate click on input
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
 
     expect(getByText('test 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
     const option = getByText('test 1');
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CurveFilter.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CurveFilter.test.tsx
index 85d9d97c7f..242bed6311 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CurveFilter.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/CurveFilter.test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { render, waitFor, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, waitFor, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
 import { CurveFilter } from './CurveFilter';
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ describe('<CurveFilter/>', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Step Before')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
-    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('select'));
+    await userEvent.click(
+      within(screen.getByTestId('select')).getByRole('button'),
+    );
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('Monotone X'));
 
     await waitFor(() => {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/DirectionFilter.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/DirectionFilter.test.tsx
index cb660b5a25..dc74218316 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/DirectionFilter.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphPage/DirectionFilter.test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { render, waitFor, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, waitFor, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Direction } from '../EntityRelationsGraph';
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ describe('<DirectionFilter/>', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Right to left')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
-    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('select'));
+    await userEvent.click(
+      within(screen.getByTestId('select')).getByRole('button'),
+    );
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('Top to bottom'));
 
     await waitFor(() => {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx
index 04d8df3d16..2513f8dca9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ApiProvider } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
 import { alertApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { renderWithEffects, TestApiRegistry } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-import { fireEvent, waitFor, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { fireEvent, waitFor, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { capitalize } from 'lodash';
 import { default as React } from 'react';
 import { catalogApiRef } from '../../api';
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('<EntityKindPicker/>', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Kind')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     const input = screen.getByTestId('select');
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
 
     await waitFor(() => screen.getByText('Domain'));
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('<EntityKindPicker/>', () => {
       </ApiProvider>,
     );
     const input = screen.getByTestId('select');
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
 
     await waitFor(() => screen.getByText('Domain'));
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Domain'));
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe('<EntityKindPicker/>', () => {
     );
 
     const input = screen.getByTestId('select');
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
 
     expect(
       screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'Component' }),
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe('<EntityKindPicker/>', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Frob')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     const input = screen.getByTestId('select');
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
     expect(screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'Domain' })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.test.tsx
index d61a6c480f..3e69c35180 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.test.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { fireEvent, waitFor, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { fireEvent, waitFor, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityTypePicker } from './EntityTypePicker';
 import { MockEntityListContextProvider } from '../../testUtils/providers';
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('<EntityTypePicker/>', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Type')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     const input = screen.getByTestId('select');
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
 
     await waitFor(() => screen.getByText('service'));
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('<EntityTypePicker/>', () => {
       </ApiProvider>,
     );
     const input = screen.getByTestId('select');
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
 
     await waitFor(() => screen.getByText('service'));
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('service'));
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('<EntityTypePicker/>', () => {
       type: new EntityTypeFilter(['service']),
     });
 
-    fireEvent.click(input);
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(within(input).getByRole('button'));
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('all'));
 
     expect(updateFilters).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({ type: undefined });
diff --git a/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/BuildListFilter/BuildListFilter.test.tsx b/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/BuildListFilter/BuildListFilter.test.tsx
index 5062da4749..bc81b57882 100644
--- a/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/BuildListFilter/BuildListFilter.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/xcmetrics/src/components/BuildListFilter/BuildListFilter.test.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { renderInTestApp, TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { BuildListFilter } from './BuildListFilter';
 import { BuildFilters, xcmetricsApiRef } from '../../api';
-import { RenderResult } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { RenderResult, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 jest.mock('../../api/XcmetricsClient');
 const client = require('../../api/XcmetricsClient');
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ const renderWithFiltersVisible = async (
 
 const setStatusFilter = async (rendered: RenderResult, option: string) => {
   const statusSelect = rendered.getAllByTestId('select')[0];
-  await userEvent.click(statusSelect);
+  await userEvent.click(within(statusSelect).getByRole('button'));
   await userEvent.click((await rendered.findAllByText(option))[0]);
 };
 
 const setProjectFilter = async (rendered: RenderResult, option: string) => {
   const statusSelect = rendered.getAllByTestId('select')[1];
-  await userEvent.click(statusSelect);
+  await userEvent.click(within(statusSelect).getByRole('button'));
   const options = await rendered.findAllByText(option);
   await userEvent.click(options[options.length - 1]);
 };